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Shelf Lake

This lake usually produces nice fat brookies. The 2019 sample obtained with angling and netting was no exception.

Waterbody Information

Size:	51 acres
Elevation:	10187.68 ft
Directions:	3 miles from the end of the Glacier Lake (rock Creek) road. Leave Glacier Lake Trail .25 miles after foot bridge and head north up the ridge on the west side of the creek. There is a trail that is fairly steep and has some downed timber.
Status of the Fishery:
Township/Range/Section:	09S 18E 21
Latitude/Longitude:	45.02668 -109.52193
FWP Region:	Region 5
County:	Carbon
Fishing District:	Central
Type:	MTNLAKE

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Survey Data

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	Waterbody	Section	Field Form Type	Date	Purpose	Species

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Species	Count	Avg	StdDev	Min	Max	AvgWgt	StdDevWgt	MinWeight	S/L	Sects	Surveys	Waterbody

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Waterbody	Section	Species	Count	AveLength	StdDevLength	MinLength	MaxLength	AveWeight	StdDevWeight	MinWeight	MaxWeight

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Waterbody	Year	Section	Species	Count	AveLength	StdDevLength	MinLength	MaxLength	AveWeight	StdDevWeight	MinWeight	MaxWeight

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Year	Species Abbrv	Length	Weight	M/C	Count	Sex	Mort	Hook Scar	Disease	Scales	Otolith	Fin Clip	Tag	Comment	Genetics	Age	Stomach	Intercept	Slope	Gear	Equipment	Trip	Date	Pass/Run	Water	Section	Lat/Down	Lon/Down	Lat/Up	Lon/Up	Agency	Start Depth	End Depth

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Fishing Pressure

Year	Angler Days	Std. Error
2020	541	335
2019	314	181
2017	484	347

Stocking Information

Regulations

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Gauging Stations

No Gauging Stations found.

Fish Consumption Advisory

There is no fish consumption advisory for this waterbody.

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Shelf Lake Bathymetric Map

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